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1 poem
['pouim](a piece of writing arranged in lines which usually have a regular rhythm and often rhyme.) ljóð -
2 ending
noun (the end, especially of a story, poem etc: Fairy stories have happy endings.) endalok, endir, niðurlag -
3 setting
1) (a background: This castle is the perfect setting for a murder.) sögusvið2) (an arrangement of jewels in eg a ring.) umgjörð3) (music composed for a poem etc: settings of folk songs.) tónverk samið við ljóð -
4 paraphrase
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5 elegy
['eli‹i](a song or poem of mourning.) harmljóð, tregaljóð -
6 epic
['epik]1) (a long poem telling a story of great deeds.) söguljóð, hetjuljóð2) (a long story, film etc telling of great deeds especially historic.) löng og efnismikil skáldsaga, leikrit eða kvikmynd -
7 expression
[-ʃən]1) (a look on one's face that shows one's feelings: He always has a bored expression on his face.) svipur, yfirbragð2) (a word or phrase: `Dough' is a slang expression for `money`.) orðtak, orðatiltæki3) ((a) showing of thoughts or feelings by words, actions etc: This poem is an expression of his grief.) tjáning4) (the showing of feeling when eg reciting, reading aloud or playing a musical instrument: Put more expression into your playing!) tilfinning; tjáning -
8 help
[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) hjálpa2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) eiga þátt í3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) lækna, slá á4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) aðstoða5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) komast ekki hjá, geta ekki annað2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) aðstoð, hjálp2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) hjálp; hjálparhella3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) aðstoðarmaður4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) engin leið að (hindra e-ð)•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
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9 lament
[lə'ment] 1. verb(to feel or express regret for: We all lament his death; He sat lamenting over his past failures.) harma, syrgja2. noun1) (a poem or piece of music which laments something: This song is a lament for those killed in battle.) harmljóð2) (a show of grief, regret etc: I'm not going to sit listening to her laments all day.) harmatölur/-kvein• -
10 lay
I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) leggja (frá sér/niður/fyrir e-n)2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) leggja3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) leggja á (borð/ráðin)4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) leggja aftur/saman5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) kveða niður6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) verpa7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) leggja undir, veðja•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) leggja í lög- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) óbreyttur, leikmaður2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) ólærður, leikmaður•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) -
11 limerick
['limərik](a type of humorous poem with five lines, the third and fourth lines being shorter than the others.) limra -
12 line
I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) lína; snúra, band2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) lína, strik3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) útlínur, lögun4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) hrukka5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) röð6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) stutt sendibréf, skilaboð7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) ætt, ættleggur8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) stefna9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) járnbraut, járnbrautarteinar10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) síma-/rafmagnslína; pípulagnir11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) ljóðlína, lína12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) skipafélag13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) (starfs)svið, áhugasvið14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) víglína; reiðubúnir fótgönguliðar við víglínu2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) raða sér meðfram2) (to mark with lines.) merkja með línu•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) klæða að innan2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) fóðra, klæða að innan•- lined- liner- lining -
13 lyric
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14 octet
[ok'tet](a group of eight musicians, eight lines in a poem etc.) oktett -
15 ode
[əud](a poem written to a person or thing: `Ode to a Nightingale' was written by John Keats.) óður, lofsöngur -
16 recitation
[resi-]1) (a poem etc which is recited: a recitation from Shakespeare.) texti fluttur eftir minni2) (the act of reciting.) flutningur -
17 repeat
[rə'pi:t] 1. verb1) (to say or do again: Would you repeat those instructions, please?) endurtaka2) (to say (something one has heard) to someone else, sometimes when one ought not to: Please do not repeat what I've just told you.) hafa eftir3) (to say (something) one has learned by heart: to repeat a poem.) fara með2. noun(something which is repeated: I'm tired of seeing all these repeats on television; ( also adjective) a repeat performance.) endurtekning; endurtekinn þáttur/sÿning- repeated- repeatedly
- repetition
- repetitive
- repetitively
- repetitiveness
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18 rhyme
1. noun1) (a short poem: a book of rhymes for children.) vísa2) (a word which is like another in its final sound(s): `Beef' and `leaf' are rhymes.) rímaður kveðskapur3) (verse or poetry using such words at the ends of the lines: To amuse his colleagues he wrote his report in rhyme.) ríma2. verb((of words) to be rhymes: `Beef' rhymes with `leaf'; `Beef' and `leaf' rhyme.) ríma -
19 sonnet
['sonit](a type of poem with fourteen lines: Milton's/Shakespeare's sonnets.) sonnetta -
20 think
[Ɵiŋk] 1. past tense, past participle - thought; verb1) ((often with about) to have or form ideas in one's mind: Can babies think?; I was thinking about my mother.) hugsa2) (to have or form opinions in one's mind; to believe: He thinks (that) the world is flat; What do you think of his poem?; What do you think about his suggestion?; He thought me very stupid.) álíta, telja, finnast3) (to intend or plan (to do something), usually without making a final decision: I must think what to do; I was thinking of/about going to London next week.) íhuga, hugsa um4) (to imagine or expect: I never thought to see you again; Little did he think that I would be there as well.) ímynda sér, eiga von á2. noun(the act of thinking: Go and have a think about it.) hugsun, hugleiðing- thinker- - thought-out
- think better of
- think highly
- well
- badly of
- think little of / not think much of
- think of
- think out
- think over
- think twice
- think up
- think the world of
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